In the realm of force decks, there are so many great methods out there, it’s seems illogical for one particular method to take the crown as the best. I can’t say this particular deck deserves that accolade, but I’m not saying it doesn’t. The method here is extremely practical, and visually impossible to figure out because how freely it can be handled. if you’re handling it as such as on a stage, there is no better deck. It’s not rough and smoothed, long and shorted, up and downed, anything like that. The deck can be shuffled and very freely handled, something impossible with the Svengali deck or similar methods. If you knew the secret, could you build one for 20 bucks or less? Possibly, but it would be close, once time, effort and materials are tallied up. Instead, it’s worth splunking the funds here while one is available and tadaa, instant awesome deck to mess with heads!

Definitely not your grandmother’s Okito box. The method is something you’d probably never guess and it’s one that allows the box to do things other Okitos can’t. It’s a more complicated secret and methodology but a very clever and well made one. As you would expect, the attractive brass piece operates perfectly and has some aspects to it where absolute precision was necessary and Viking hit the mark. It’s more delicate than the standard Okito box and some moderate care is needed in its transporting. I’m writing this review approximately 2 years after I purchased this but I’d like to add mine came with a matching standard Okito box and a nice padded with magnetic lid box to keep both safe inside. I imagine that’s still the same. If you’re new to the world of the Okito, the main prop you’re purchasing here may be a bit daunting but the duplicate regular Okito box will serve you well. For the Okito enthusiast I definitely recommend ‘Beyond Okito’. It does open a whole new window of possibilities.

The Burmese Bells have always been one of my favorites. The latest variation with the bamboo rod works just as well but adds the opportunity to create an even better story line. I carry it in my bag wrapped in a very old cloth.

This is the most beautiful set of coin cups ever which use this methodology. I can’t say what the method is of course, but did I mention the most beautiful set of coin cups ever? They are truly that. If you’re familiar with the premise and props which do this sort of thing, there’s a good chance you’ve already encountered this secret (originated by George Robinson Jr. btw.). It’s, in my opinion, the best way for doing this effect. There are no magnets, sticky stuff, or trick coins used. The quarters can be borrowed and the cups are forever ready to go. The thick, heavy brass turned cups are solid and with no chance of accidental tipping. Though not mentioned, and without saying any more than I should, the diameter and shape of the cup’s base allows for a certain something to be hidden underneath where the hands and cups can be shown empty in the beginning without any need for reaching into a pocket before proceeding with the trick.
Very highly recommended. Get the best version of the coin cups, made by the originator himself. They’re stamped with the Viking insignia for the collector in brass magic and come in a drawstring pouch that’s sewn down the middle to keep the cups snug inside without clinking together.

The bill tube on steroids. This is a gorgeous brass piece of Viking quality and precision workings that is an amazing trick to perform. It’s also very easy to do. It may seem expensive, but considering its limited availability, the depth of a double bill tube revelation, and the precise and gorgeous brass workmanship, it’s actually a reasonable price. It’s a keepsake I’ll always treasure and know it will outlast me and continue to amaze future generations. If you’re a fan or collector of brass magic, this is definitely recommended. I can’t tell you the surprised looks I’ve got when the outside tube is opened and they find another sealed tube inside. The lid on the inner tube has to be unscrewed. Everything is immediately examinable as well.

If you’re familiar with Viking’s reputation to quality brass magic props, this is no exception. It can also be used to switch items such as for a bill serial # routine. The secret is clever and practical. The spectator can drop the bill into the tube & you close it inside with a combination lid and hollow plunger, thus trapping the bill securely inside. You then hand it to the spectator to hold. That’s it, you’re already done. You have the original bill in your possession for whatever your routine may be. This is a utility prop for vanishing anything that will fit inside it. If you like precision brass magic pieces, I highly recommend this. It’s attractive, devious, and best of all a Viking collector’s quality prop. 5 – stars

Always love props from viking magic…. such as transmental gemsensation i have performed both now on a regular basis and the reactions from my spectators have been fantastic…. one guy’s jaw actually dropped….. i will continue buying props made by viking…. keep up the amazing work

]]>Spirit Nuthttps://www.vikingmagic.com/spirit-nut/
Wed, 25 Jul 2018 21:28:09 +0000https://www.vikingmagic.com/?p=10355The following is my personal routine which has served me well for over 40 years. I hope you like it and use it.

The following routine has been my favorite for many years. I have not shared it with others until now.

Props: You will need our Spirit Nut set along with an old skeleton-type key. This has the tang at one end and the bow on the other. Also, a length of cord as supplied with your Nut set.

Routine: “I would like to share with you a little known gambit performed by spiritualists in the early 40’s. Please examine both of this items, a brass nut and an old brass key. Please thread both of them onto this cord”, (the key is threaded through the bow and the nut through its central hole). “Please hold onto both ends of the cord and no matter what, don’t let go. Stretch the cord out a little and hang on.” (You have the real nut finger-palmed in your right hand).

“Now we need to introduce a little darkness, as one would experience in a séance parlour, by covering both the nut and the key with this handkerchief.” (Here you cover the two items with the hank).

“The medium would ask the spectator to select one of the items… Please, sir, name one of the items, either the key or the nut.” (As you ask this question, you are reaching under the hank with both hands-right hand has the real nut-and you are removing the gimmicked nut from the cord. Now, reassemble the nut around the shaft of the key, and when the spectator has named one of the items, bring out the real nut and continue with either of the following phrases):

If the nut is named: “Amazing, you named the nut and here it is.”

Or, if the key is named: “Amazing, you keep the key and I get the nut.”

In either case, you display the nut. Do NOT uncover the key at this point, but continue as follows:

“This is where the medium would do something even more mystifying. She would take the nut and simply toss it up and under the hank. Not a sound would be heard, yet her hand would be empty…. Please keep a tight grip onto both ends of the cord…. You are not going to believe this… watch.” (As you prepare to toss the nut up under the hank, make a false transfer to the left hand and use that hand to make the tossing motion. Now, remove the hank and the nut will now be seen impossibly impaled onto the shaft of the key! Remove the hank and let the image of the nut locked onto the key sink in).

“O.K. Let’s see if we can take this one step further. Let’s cover the key and nut again. I will now attempt to remove the nut from the key.” (Reach under the hank and separate the gimmicked nut; don’t bother to put it back together, just bring the left hand with the finger-palmed parts to the lower left hand corner of the hank and pull it free of the cord. At the same time, your right hand drops the normal nut onto the table’s surface).

The routine has concluded and you are left with two examinable props. The sequence of events is quite startling as I can attest to by having performed this routine at least a thousand times over the last forty-plus years. I hope you will practice this and do it justice. I know it will fool and entertain and that’s what this is all about.